2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced yesterday that Chris Paul, starting point guard for the New Orleans Hornets and one of the most exciting young stars in the NBA, has been named the cover athlete and official spokesman for NBA 2K8.
"It’s a great honor to be a part of the best NBA video game title, let alone the guy on the cover," said Chris Paul. "I’m a big time video gamer and it’s a dream come true to be on the cover and represent the next NBA 2K game, NBA 2K8."
2K Sports is happy to have him, as well. "Our success with our NBA 2K series has been greatly due to our philosophy for innovation and our ability to introduce new and unique features every year," said Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "There’s a lot of anticipation for NBA 2K8 and it was only natural to select Chris Paul, one of the most exciting rising NBA stars, to represent it."
NBA 2K8 will be arriving on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2 this fall.
